Weekend Reading: Tunisian Economics, Assad and the Jihadis, and Palestinians in Egypt
![Tunisian lawyers demonstrate against the government's proposed new taxes, near the courthouse in Tunis, Tunisia (Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters).](http://cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/slide_3_2/public/image/2016/12/WR12092016.webp)
Francis Ghiles finds that persistent economic problems threaten the stability and success of Tunisia’s democratic transition.
Elias Muhanna speculates on the relationship between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and jihadi groups.
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Heba Afify takes a look at the difficulties and challenges that Egypt’s Palestinians face.
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